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COVID-19 restrictions are in place in Italy, together with the obligatory use of masks in all outside areas the place social distancing shouldn’t be attainable, and whereas indoors.

Masks guidelines are barely totally different in the course of the festive interval.

The FCDO states: “You need to pay shut consideration to signage when travelling and carry a masks with you always.

“Masks are obligatory always in yellow zones and in some city and metropolis centres in the course of the festive interval.”

Social distancing of 1 metre should be noticed and gatherings “needs to be prevented”.

Italy can also be utilizing “inexperienced passes” for public venues.

The FCDO states: “A ‘Inexperienced Go’, also referred to as an EU digital COVID certificates, is required to journey in Italy and to entry hospitality and leisure venues.

“A Inexperienced Go certifies full vaccination, restoration or unfavorable check outcome. It’s required for actions together with indoor seating in bars and eating places, museums, exhibitions, sporting occasions, gala’s, civil or spiritual ceremonies and enormous occasions.”

Anybody discovered to have solid their inexperienced go can face a high quality of “as much as €3,000 (roughly £2,500) or a jail sentence.”

Britons are nonetheless permitted to enter Italy on the time of writing.

The FCDO states: “In the event you journey from the UK and might display that you’re absolutely vaccinated, you may enter Italy while not having to self-isolate.”

Travellers should fill in a passenger locator type earlier than coming into Italy and present proof of a unfavorable PCR check taken throughout the 48 hours earlier than arrival or a unfavorable antigen check taken inside 24 hours earlier than arrival.